Amidst the global recession and an increasing fight for skilled employees, several states and the federal government are looking for ways to promote American competitiveness. Microsoft's State and Local government general manager, Gail Thomas-Flynn, thinks their Elevate America program can help retool America's workforce.
As Generation Y enters the workforce, they do so with a different set of values, a different concept of work ethic and a different global perspective than preceding generations. Deloitte Consulting’s Leah Reynolds has been mapping these differences with a set of surveys, the latest of which focuses on the public sector. CivSource spoke with Ms. Reynolds about why new talent has looked towards the public sector for employment, how government can attract and use Generation Y workers and how agencies can initiate a meaningful knowledge transfer from one generation of workers to the next.
Through Microsoft's Elevate America program, in partnership with the Virginia Community College System, (VCCS) the Department of Education and Virginia's workforce centers, displaced workers will be able to receive free technology training and certification.
In yet another modification to California's transparency Web site, Governor Schwarzenegger announced a new feature that will allow government employees to anonymously report cases of fraud or abuse.
Once thought to be a major distraction to productivity and employee performance, social media is now being credited with keeping the employees engaged with their tasks.
Deloitte Consulting continues their survey of young professionals in the workforce with a look at "Generation Y" employees in state government. In particular, the latest survey compares Gen Y workers in government with their private sector counterparts. The survey finds that Gen Yers are motivated by factors beyond monetary gain and that state governments have a tremendous opportunity to tap eager Gen Y talent to make government more responsive, collaborative and efficient.
Who’s your daddy?…Calif. auditor leery of her calculator…”ATTENTION VIRGINIA I have your sh**!”…Union jacks getting upset in California…The death knell for public education?…Newark makes gains to be slightly more safe than Somalia…11th hour tomfoolery in Colorado…$1 billion in broadband may go out west…Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Food stamps past due date in Indiana…Nevada residents may soon be able to gamble!…California new home buyers (if there are any) could get more tax breaks…More retirees just don’t want to retire in Milwaukee…FL County workers clean up with overtime…Iris-scan technology looks to spread…The token CivSource swine flu update…
Broadband in Appalachia…Texas goes solar in a big way…Climate change no way to approach sustainability…Money for the bean counters…The big 12 spar over deadly disease facility…Ohio no longer validates parking…State ID requirements given ‘Real’ hard thought…Being bitten by COBRA…
Govs., Mayors, vendors are for jazzed for broadband funds…It’s (the new) Electric…Putting an end to illicit Internet drug buying…A bad state to be in need of mental health…Texas needs computers or something…And paying for what you get in TX…12 million spent on Minn. senate seat
